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BBC TV covers, in full, the replay at Highbury between Fulham and Manchester United. [75] [dead link ] 8 May - BBC TV shows a European Cup semi-final live for the first time, as Manchester United faced AC Milan at Old Trafford. [75] 28 May - Full live coverage of the European Cup Final is seen on British screens for the first time. [75]
Whilst football was always the mainstay of Final Score, news and results from other sports, such as rugby union, and until 1987 racing results, were also included. A brief version, usually lasting for five to ten minutes, was aired in the summer during the football close season and these summer editions included a cricket scoreboard.
The National League North and National League South form the sixth tier of professional English football. The National League consisted of only one division until 2004, but expanded as part of an extensive restructuring of the National League System beginning with the 2004–05 season.
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition and is contested by 20 clubs. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 matches each, totalling 380 matches in the season.
2022–23 in English football; 2023–24 in English football; 2024–25 in English football This page was last edited on 26 May 2021, at 15:56 (UTC). Text is ...
7 May 2006 — Sunderland finish the season on 15 points, the lowest points total ever in top-flight English football since 3 points for a win was introduced in the 1981–82 season. 9 May 2006 — Roy Keane's testimonial is played at Old Trafford, with Manchester United beating Celtic 1–0 thanks to a second half Cristiano Ronaldo goal.
14 August – To coincide with the BBC regaining rights to highlights of the Premier League, BBC Sport launches an afternoon-long football scores service Score Interactive. The programme is broadcast from 14:30 until 18:00 on the BBC's interactive service, the BBC Red Button. The BBC had operated an in-vision scores service on Saturday ...
English football on television has been broadcast since 1938. Since the establishment of the Premier League in 1992, English football has become a very lucrative industry. As of the 2013–14 season , domestic television rights for the 20-team Premier League are worth £1 billion a year. [ 1 ]